You know, I tried hard, serious efforts were made in various venues, and even a) after housepainting in the summer, b) with no other alcohol around at the kind of party I'd rather be other at, and c) interesting companions with information and stuff, I just can't get past how BAD beer tastes. I've tried and tried to like it, and would love to have more ideas on how to learn to like it (which is how I ended up housepainting in the summer in the first place!)... but it all tastes, well, like...beer. Bitter. No fun.... wish it weren't so...! But I hear very good things about the microbreweries in VA...